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John Carpenter (Pocket Essentials) (Paperback)

by Michelle Le Blanc (Author), Colin Odell (Author), Michelle Le Blanc (Author)
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  • Paperback: 78 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Essentials (8 Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1903047374
  • ISBN-13: 978-1903047378
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 306,944 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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John Carpenter has been setting trends and exciting audiences for a quarter of a century. His first two features were a double-whammy virtually unparalleled in modern cinema - the urban re-working of Rio Bravo, Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), followed by the first and defining slasher movie, Halloween (1979). Since then Carpenter has worked with low and big budgets, directed stars and unknowns, and enjoyed commercial success and suffered critical failure. But he has consistently produced a stream of entertaining, unpretentious movies some of which - particularly Escape from New York (1981) and The Thing (1982) - are now regarded as modern classics. In their Pocket Essential to John Carpenter, Michelle le Blanc and Colin Odell examine and rate every film by this prolific director.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cheap and indespensible guide to one of Hollywood's greatest, 20 May 2001
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This cheap and cheerful book provides an excellent reference guide to the films of John Carpenter. A very comprehensive guide, this book features information and reviews of all Carpenter's Hollywood films, as well as information on his TV movies and screenplays. It even includes a preview of the upcoming Ghost Of Mars, eagerly awaited by all Carpenter fans. Despite its small size, the book contains a lot of information, and is as enjoyable to read as it is informative. Both authors clearly love John Carpenter films, and this shows in the writing, a nicely personal touch. This book is indespensible for both the die hard fan and casual admirer.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Odell & Le Blanc's best book yet!, 23 May 2001
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I am writing this with a little bit of bias involved on two parts. One, I know the authors very well and two, I am the person that the book was dedicated to. Despite this bias, I would like to comment that this book is an invaluable source to one of Hollywood's most brilliant and somewhat underated directors. Colin and Michelle fully grab the essence of his films within their book and anybody can relate to their style of writing. You can feel the thorough enjoyment they got writing it, oozing out of the pages, as you absorb the well collated and researched information. An excellent read and "un-put-downable".
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